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John Dewey

1859 - 1952

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John Dewey (; October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer. He was one of the most prominent American scholars in the first half of the twentieth century. The overriding theme of Dewey's works was his profound belief in democracy, be it in politics, education, or communication and journalism. As Dewey himself stated in 1888, while still at the University of Michigan, "Democracy and the one, ultimate, ethical ideal of humanity are to my mind synonymous." Dewey considered two fundamental elements—schools and civil society—to be major topics needing attention and reconstruction to encourage experimental intelligence and plurality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Dewey is the 12th most popular psychologist (down from 10th in 2019), the 153rd most popular biography from United States (down from 107th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Psychologist.

John Dewey is most famous for his work in philosophy, psychology, and education. He is most well-known for his work on pragmatism, which is the idea that truth is based on how well it works in practice.

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS

Among psychologists, John Dewey ranks 12 out of 235. Before him are Abraham Maslow, Wilhelm Wundt, Lev Vygotsky, Jacques Lacan, Viktor Frankl, and Erik Erikson. After him are William James, Carl Rogers, Gustave Le Bon, Albert Bandura, Anna Freud, and Kurt Lewin.

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Among people born in 1859, John Dewey ranks 9. Before him are Arthur Conan Doyle, Henri Bergson, L. L. Zamenhof, Knut Hamsun, Edmund Husserl, and Svante Arrhenius. After him are Georges Seurat, Alfred Dreyfus, Yuan Shikai, Billy the Kid, Verner von Heidenstam, and Sholem Aleichem. Among people deceased in 1952, John Dewey ranks 5. Before him are George VI, Maria Montessori, Knut Hamsun, and Eva Perón. After him are Alexandra Kollontai, Chaim Weizmann, Wilm Hosenfeld, Paul Éluard, Karen Horney, Benedetto Croce, and Sven Hedin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Dewey ranks 153 out of 20,380. Before him are Anton LaVey (1930), Zodiac Killer (1940), Ted Bundy (1946), Harvey Weinstein (1952), Will Smith (1968), and Daniel D. Tompkins (1774). After him are William R. King (1786), Buckminster Fuller (1895), Louis Sullivan (1856), William Faulkner (1897), James Dean (1931), and Steven Seagal (1952).

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Among PSYCHOLOGISTS In United States

Among psychologists born in United States, John Dewey ranks 2. Before him are Abraham Maslow (1908). After him are William James (1842), Carl Rogers (1902), John B. Watson (1878), Irvin D. Yalom (1931), B. F. Skinner (1904), Edward Thorndike (1874), Aaron T. Beck (1921), Howard Gardner (1943), Gordon Allport (1897), and Paul Ekman (1934).

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